Also known as ID4
1996 · Sega
Independence Day
Known for Alien head, F-18 targets, Area 51 targets and Upper flipper. Night sky with clouds of smoke and orange fire glow on the right, wall of dark green ribbed alien cables or tentacles behind the top centre, blue-lit ground and water with small silhouetted crowd figures at the bottom centre and city lights and a lit building on the right.
- Year
- 1996
- Maker
- Sega
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 6
Known for
- Toy
Alien head
- Target
F-18 targets
- Target
Area 51 targets
- upper playfield
Upper flipper
- Mode
Red Alert
- Goal
Hurry-Up
- Multiball
Area 51 Multiball
- Multiball
Independence Multiball
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Alien head
Extra level 1
- Upper flipper upper playfield
Orbit 1
- Upper loop loop
Hole 1
- Lower right scoop scoop
Targets 4
- F-18 targets
- Area 51 targets
- Alien standups
- Spot target
Lanes 2
- Dead-end lane
- ID4 top lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- alien Enormous head and shoulders at the top centre, wrinkled brown-grey insectoid skin, ridged brow, wide mouth with visible teeth, two huge glowing white eyes, raised ridged appendages on both sides
- man Left of centre, dark slicked-back hair, stubble, open mouth, holding a small pistol upright in his raised right hand
- woman Lower left, long dark hair, pale strapless top, mouth open in alarm, left arm raised
- man Centre left, older and balding with a full grey beard and goatee, wearing a grey suit, shirt and tie, looking forward
- man Right of centre, full-length, blue flight suit with chest harness and belt, short dark hair, standing facing forward
- man Far right, dark hair, round wire-rimmed glasses, dark jacket over checked shirt, mouth open, right index finger pointing upward
Setting
- Night sky with clouds of smoke and orange fire glow on the right
- Wall of dark green ribbed alien cables or tentacles behind the top centre
- Blue-lit ground and water with small silhouetted crowd figures at the bottom centre
- City lights and a lit building on the right
Text on it
- SEGA
- INDEPENDENCE DAY
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Red Alert
-
Multiballs 2
- Area 51 Multiball
- Independence Multiball
-
Goals 5
- Hurry-Up
- Locks
- Combos
- Computer virus
- July dates
-
Awards 3
- Alien Frenzy
- Hold Bonus
- Advance Bonus X
Made by
- Design & Mechanics
- Rob Hurtado
- Art
- Jeff Busch
- Art & Display animation
- Marc Raneses
- Software
- Neil Falconer
- Software
- Orin Day
- Sound & Music
- Brian Schmidt
- Display animation
- Kurt Andersen
The cast
- ID4
Reference
Linked terms
- Alien head also called Alien toy
- Lower right scoop also called Right scoop
- F-18 targets also called Upper three-bank
- Area 51 targets also called Alien targets also called Lower three-bank
- Upper loop also called Upper orbit
- ID4 top lanes also called Top lanes
- Hurry-Up also called F-18 hurry-up also called F-18 Jackpot
- Area 51 Multiball also called Light Area 51 Multiball
- Combos also called Combo jackpot
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- purple
- red
- yellow
- grey
Fingerprint: Purple-haired woman in white-blue uniform holding glowing pink screen on left, huge rocket fins in red orange yellow magenta fanning from center rocket, large red-orange cosmic explosion ringed by bright yellow ball guide lit by orange flame cones, yellow crown emblem at mid-left with PARADISE, brushed-metal SEGA logo
The playfield art shows a purple-haired woman in a white and blue uniform holding a glowing pink handheld screen, rendered in flat 1990s airbrush comic style. Two huge rocket fins in red, orange, yellow and magenta fan out from a central rocket whose nose points at the top of the playfield, with an angled white banner of red text running beside it. The lower playfield is an enormous red-orange cosmic explosion ringed by a bright yellow ball guide, lit by two inserts that are drawn as orange flame cones. A yellow-on-black crown emblem and the word PARADISE sit at mid-left, and the bottom centre carries a plain brushed-metal SEGA logo plate.
Setting
- Outer space starfield with nebulae
- Purple and indigo backdrop
- Red-orange cosmic explosion at lower playfield
- Chrome cabinet and lockdown bar surrounding playfield
Symbols
- Yellow crown emblem on black shield
- Four playing-card style rocket fins
- Green oval alien-face emblem
- Small black terminal screen
- Yellow and red arrow markers
- Chevron-striped hazard panels
Notable shapes
- Giant red-orange explosion forming a bowl at the lower playfield
- Bright yellow horseshoe ball guide wrapping the explosion
- Four large multicoloured rocket fins fanning upward
- Long angled white banner of red text beside the rocket
- Circular chrome spinner housings
Art motifs
- Explosion / supernova glow
- Starfield
- Radial speed lines
- Neon geometric outlines
- Comic portrait panels
Themes
- Outer space
- Aliens
- Extraterrestrial contact
- Rockets
- Conspiracy
Text on it
- SEGA
- TM
- We've always believed we weren't alone.
- On July 4, we'll wish we were.
- GOLD BONUS
- RELICS
- COLLECTOR
- 10X
- 2X
- 4X
- 8X
- ENCRYPTION
- PARADISE
- INSTRUCTIONS
- SENSES OVERTRAVEL BY MULTIBALL WHEN SHOOTING LIGHTS
- Shoot the Middle Ramp for EXTRA BALL
- Shoot the Left Loop Ramp for 2X SCORE WHEN LIT
- Shoot the Right Ramp for 2X SCORE WHEN LIT
- Shoot the Slingshot for MINI-BALL
- Complete the T-ZONE ball sequence to light the Lock Zone when lit
- Hold Left Flipper to SPINNER and lit HOLD VALUE WHEN LIT
- Collect the COSMO JACKPOT
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 50¢ - 1 PL
- $2.00 - 6 PL
- 3 BALLS PER PLAY
- HOLD FLIPPERS FOR INS
- SEE DISPLAY FOR REPL
- MAXIMUM CREDITS 1-09
- TM 6947
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Purple-haired woman in a white and blue uniform, left of centre, holding a glowing pink rectangular handheld screen at chest height, dark outline comic style |
| Man | Grey-haired human male head and shoulders at centre, pale skin, looking forward, painted as a portrait beside a yellow glow |
| Alien | Yellow-skinned grimacing male face beside the grey-haired man, bared teeth, orange-yellow shading |
| Monster | Pale purple and white skeletal insectoid or robotic figure standing upright near upper centre, spindly limbs, above a dark cylindrical structure |
| Man | Dark-haired man in a pale blue patterned shirt at right, leaning over a console, beside a small screen and a green oval emblem |
| Woman | Small painted female figure in a red or pink dress on the left insert panel near the crown emblem |
| Vehicle | Large multi-fin rocket in red, orange, yellow and magenta occupying the central lane, nose at top of playfield |
A photographed pinball playfield under a dirty glass cover, dominated by deep violet and purple space art with big red, yellow, orange and magenta rocket fins radiating up the centre. The lower third is a huge glowing red-orange nebula or explosion with two yellow-flamed inserts and a bright yellow curved ball guide sweeping round it, and two turquoise flippers with pink rubber at the very bottom. Chrome wire ramps and rails crisscross the whole upper half, with a mirror-polished cylindrical spinner or lift housing at top centre and a cluster of metal posts. Painted into the artwork are comic-style figures: a purple-haired woman in a white and blue uniform at left holding a pink rectangular device, a pair of male faces at centre (one grey-haired and human, one yellow-skinned with a grimace), a pale purple insectoid or skeletal creature standing upright near the top, and a dark-haired man in a pale patterned shirt seated at a console on the right beside a small screen. A white-bordered instruction card sits bottom left, a large metallic SEGA logo plate bottom centre, and a white price card bottom right. Blue-purple lower-deck panels carry two yellow slogans.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- dark blue
- teal
- orange
- white
Fingerprint: INDEPENDENCE DAY in tall orange-red capitals, enormous alien head with ribbed skull and glowing white-gold eyes flanked by cable wall, blue-lit hovering saucer dome with bright underside light, four photographic human faces including man in blue flight suit, chrome-blue saucer graphic sweeping lower third, dark teal palette, SEGA logo
The dominant element is a colossal alien head at the top centre, with a wrinkled, insectoid brow and two blazing white-gold eyes that glow out of a dark nest of ribbed green cables. Underneath, a saucer with a brilliant white-lit dome hovers above a blue-lit crowd. The word INDEPENDENCE DAY is painted in huge tall orange-red block letters across the bottom, partly overlaid by a chrome-blue saucer graphic. Four separate photographic human faces are pasted into the scene, including a full-length man in a blue flight suit on the right.
Setting
- Night sky with clouds of smoke and orange fire glow on the right
- Wall of dark green ribbed alien cables or tentacles behind the top centre
- Blue-lit ground and water with small silhouetted crowd figures at the bottom centre
- City lights and a lit building on the right
Symbols
- Flying saucer (photographic, lower centre) and a chrome-blue saucer graphic behind the title
- Small aircraft/silhouetted jets at the upper left
- City skyline lights on the right
- Radiating white light beams from the saucer
- Curving dark ribbed cables framing the top corners
Lettering
- Tall condensed sans-serif capital letters, orange-red fill with a white and dark outline, all on one line across the lower third; a blue-outlined solid logo block at the top left.
Themes
- Alien invasion
- Flying saucer
- Science fiction film licence
- Giant monster
- Armed confrontation
- Fire and smoke
Title on it
- Independence day
Text on it
- SEGA
- INDEPENDENCE DAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Alien | Enormous head and shoulders at the top centre, wrinkled brown-grey insectoid skin, ridged brow, wide mouth with visible teeth, two huge glowing white eyes, raised ridged appendages on both sides |
| Man | Left of centre, dark slicked-back hair, stubble, open mouth, holding a small pistol upright in his raised right hand |
| Woman | Lower left, long dark hair, pale strapless top, mouth open in alarm, left arm raised |
| Man | Centre left, older and balding with a full grey beard and goatee, wearing a grey suit, shirt and tie, looking forward |
| Man | Right of centre, full-length, blue flight suit with chest harness and belt, short dark hair, standing facing forward |
| Man | Far right, dark hair, round wire-rimmed glasses, dark jacket over checked shirt, mouth open, right index finger pointing upward |
| Vehicle | Disc-shaped craft hovering at lower centre with a domed top and an intense white glowing underside light |
A painted science-fiction movie backglass in dark blue and teal tones. A huge alien head with a ribbed, insectoid skull and two enormous glowing white-gold eyes hangs at the top centre, flanked by a wall of dark green tentacle-like cables. Below it a blue-glowing disc-shaped craft hovers low centre with a bright white light dome, its light spilling down over tiny silhouetted figures and blue water. Four human characters are painted as photographic portraits: at left a dark-haired man with stubble, mouth open, holding a small pistol upright; below him a woman with long dark hair in a pale strapless top, mouth open, one arm raised; beside her an older balding man with a grey goatee and beard in a suit and tie. At right a man in a blue flight suit with a chest harness stands full-length, and further right a bespectacled dark-haired man in a dark jacket points upward. A chrome-blue disc-shaped saucer graphic sweeps across the lower third behind the title. The title INDEPENDENCE DAY spans the bottom in tall orange-red outlined capital letters. A blue-outlined SEGA logo sits top left.